Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-28
4 WV ERA ~ BUsIERss.


IA will be only short time until G
email army Of commercial tEaveisss, 10
nss the cignitisd term. or sdzummers' in
the paFlanee Of the road, will be started
out fFcm Seattle said business man
yesterday. "Thsy wiil 60 20 al parts Of
| she territory, and will pfshably drift
into northern fdahe and Montana.
WheR this small agny gets into the
asid there is going 20 be IS pretty q
three corner struggle es y0u ever saw
alonQ the coast. Tie motto which will l
be inscribed on tbs Seattle banners will |
be- s1he San Francisco men must co.
And they will 60 too. or eeurse, along
wsih the San Francisco drumme7B there
will 90 the not very energetic fellows |
from Portland. As 10 che latter the ]
struggle will not be severe, bat thu San |
Rrsaoiso0 Enen are tenacious and will |
hang on as long as they can keep theiE /
grip. Bat. mark me, they will have to /
60. WhyS Because their fate il writ
ten on the wall. Enonah prospecting 1
has besn done By Seattle merchants 20 /
prove that q viii reqnira simply the 1
trouble involved in seeking thu trade 10
get il. In many important consuming /
sections Seattle travelling men will have 4
slain ealing, bat even 10 shese sections /
success means she securing Of trade the
large proportion Of which herstefore
ans gone % San Francisco and Port
land"
ERsE pETxnlGERnD KFTonT.
aThis will be she FIRST determined
Effort Seattle merchants ever MAIDS 70 /
drive cns san Francisco men, be con
tinued. "As ID yell kuuwn for many i
years the wn0leaala trade Of Seattle vas
oonsinaA 10 q few dealers. Thay nsithaf i
tnas whiah aounht tham instead Of their Il
seahina u. Dealers 10 the interior we're i
almost conpellsd "a make Purchases 10 |
Portland ana San Francisco, aside from 1
lha indueements offered By larger and |
m0Fe varied stocks to select fRorn.
when hasinsss relations we're once IS
tabiished. trade Wgns 10 San Eranci9no
and Portland almost a. q matter Of
course. and. until recently, without II Il
dairv elsewhere. Now every condition.
aianoss. 10 changed. 6eattle IL on ar
aonaIiay a. 10 transportation facilities
svlta Roth OF Tbs cities named. A few
wears age there ware only tws os three |
sheisaals houses, oaEFyiRQ stock lifnis
~ both IN variety and Rm0nnt. Nos
nearly ail tbs branches OF trade ssf
repfs sented By separate establishments,
carrying fresh enG carefully selected |
stacks, and large enough 20 meet all the
vaults Of the northwest. A fey yeaEs
AGE seattle merchants weta indifferent /
shout extending thaiF trade. Nov shey
encourage ths eatablishmert of ne9
hoases, and tney have eaiued strength
hy foras Of numbers. % until recently
out few Of the vholesals houses had
gen travelling on tue road. Now there
d general stirring up Ia progress and,
a. have already said, IN Q short tims
4 small army OF travelling men will e.
tend Seaktle's trade to every part OF sais
Territory and even beyond It's iimits."
TRx BATHS asoUxDs.
"The Immediate advantage enjoyed
BY San Francisco dealers Il that all
along their men we're right on the
9rouad, end we're present % pick ap all
ire business which offered iiself.s con-
sinued ahe gentleman. "Theee men are
Acquainted wigk the situation. The In
Iaad merchants, their wants. their Diff
sulsies, their customers. and shippina
ArrsDesmenta in every detail. II JOHN
Jones wanted q big order Of goods, the
travelling man could pat bis finger down
on the map and tell almost 30 . d0t just
where the goods we're intended for, and
the exaek conditions apeu which she
customer dspsnded for his profits. This
e 40 ADVANTAGES which enables them 30
az prizes at the very lowest noteh. Sc
attIe uaen will have 70 ssady the ground
stfh eQual ears, not because they bavs
nos decided advantages 20 begin with,
but because they will have SO make
these advantages known. They will /
nave no disaeulty In doing this. Saatsis
can eet her Rupplisa iuas As cheap as
Portland and San Francisco. and that
she can ruseh many Important cousum
ing districts al lower transportation
ratea, and many other districts 81 equal
rates, is too vel known 20 require en-
psanatfou. Tits means that IN the ona
oasa seattle will secure 81 The trade. |
and IN The ether osss thas the best mao
wins. every one being 90 81 equality.
There Nil. be lively times, far wnsn Sc
A,sle meFahanfs take 3 notloE 70 Do |
anything they usually get there about |
ae sooa IS any one. The haS bstfie |
rrouads are ths Salmon River coontTy, |
tae dasTica haQinoing with EEensourRh |
snd exsaadtag 90 Paseo Jusetaou, and |
ice SPOKANE district ard bsyond. Tue
/ iFst Two sectisne can be secured almost |
entirely. Bsyond Pasco toe sfFnRRie /
Oil BE- lively, although the sympaabies
or ths people win Be with seattle. They /
have 20 love for Portland merchants.
mnd. stbaF things being eCaal. Seattle
vii be favored. OF coaRMe, Spokane
viii do a bag badness herself, aud With
| respect TO che territory beyond Paseo
Junction, she ufil be q e0mpetinG
rival
| xMR PnoNPMcrs.
eiseaahla indications paint 10 4 new
~. ia sAe ksEtcFy Of Seztslefa wholesale
/ tFaas.s he continued. site trade die